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Prayer flags such as these are an essential part of worship in certain types of Buddhism. If you want to learn more about them, here is the wikipedia article on prayer flags: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_flag
China. Yunnan. Shangri-la Old Town. Dukezong.
In Shangri-la, local residents and tourists come to Guishan Park to turn the world's largest prayer wheel. The 21-meter-tall, 60-ton prayer wheel and attracts thousands of visitors each month. The monolithic landmark is visible for miles around and has been a local landmark since it was constructed in 2002. Visitors can pray and turn the wheel alongside other pilgrims. A minimum of ten people is usually required to move the enormous icon. The prayer wheel is also the perfect spot for visitors to enjoy commanding views of the area.
O God, Who did cause the children of Israel to traverse the Red Sea dryshod; Thou Who did point out by a star to the Magi the road that led them to Thee; grant us we beseech Thee, a prosperous journey and propitious weather; so that, under the guidance of Thy holy angels we may safely reach that journey's end, and later the haven of eternal salvation.
Hear, O Lord, the prayers of Thy servants. Bless their journeyings. Thou Who art everywhere present, shower everywhere upon them the effects of Thy mercy; so that, insured by Thy protection against all dangers, they may return to offer Thee their thanksgiving. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
for Sharon
one of my close girl friends confirmed that she has a rare kind of bone cancer. She's been asking for help since February but no one listened until about four weeks ago, and then only because they thought it was lung cancer. It's not. It's in her hip and they suspect in her knees also. She has had test upon test and is now waiting for a specialist operation to do bone biopsies to determine more about the disease.
I don't know what to do, what is there I can do? Nothing. I am the conduit between her and our circle of friends who are spread across the country. She gets me to tell the other girls because I am the cancer t-shirt wearing girl amongst us. It's tough. I am going through a bunch of tests myself and haven't told my friends because how can I when they're already falling apart over our lovely friend with this rubbish partial diagnosis. So I'm telling you, and that's probably not fair of me, either.
But I do ask for your prayers for my lovely friend, that she gets a complete diagnosis and a treatment plan to help her. It doesn't matter what religion you are. It doesn't matter if you're agnositic or atheist. I just would ask that if you look at this shot and read these words, please say a prayer or send some love towards my friend because she needs all the help she can get at the moment.
Prayer candles in Galway Cathedral.
This photo was taken a couple of days before my father passed away in 2007. It had been a while since I had seen the inside of a church but it seemed strangely normal to light a candle and add it to the others....
"The Lord is a judge who is no respecter of personages.
He shows no respect of personages to the detriment of a poor man,
he listens to the plea of the injured party.
He does not ignore the orphan’s supplication,
nor the widow’s as she pours out her story.
The man who with his whole heart serves God will be accepted, his petitions will carry to the clouds.
The humble man’s prayer pierces the clouds, until it arrives he is inconsolable,
And the Lord will not be slow, nor will he be dilatory on their behalf."
– Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14, 16-19, which is today's First Reading at Mass.
Stained glass in the nave of the National Cathedral in Washington DC.
Domkhar/Bumthang, Bhutan. Day 7, Guides: Robin and L Dorji. On a foggy morning, Phub Dorji sang and led a prayer in front of fluttering prayer flags. This was one of the most special and spiritual moments of the entire trip. Thank you, Phub Dorji.
late 16th century; Ottoman
Attributed to Bursa or Istanbul, Turkey
Pile weave, wool and cotton pile on silk foundation, 288 asymmetrical knots per square inch; W. 50 in. (127 cm), L. 68 in. (172.7 cm)
The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922 (22.100.51)
This rare rug is one of a small group of Ottoman court prayer rugs featuring a prayer niche, or mihrab, with architectural elements such as columns and capitals. It is one of the earliest examples of the triple-arched prayer niche. With its paired or coupled columns, undecorated field, split palmettes in the spandrels, and horizontal panel containing crenelated forms, it is also the classical prototype for later rugs. Characteristically Ottoman are the carnations and tulips at the base of the arches as well as the feathery lanceolate leaves, hyacinths, and other flowers in the curvilinear border pattern. The harmonious design, skillful weaving, and luxury materials reflect court taste.
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Generally, in Bhutan, prayer flags are hoisted for happiness, long life, prosperity, luck and merit and to offer karmic merit to all sentient beings. After one dies, the benefits of offering prayer flags is believed to guide the soul of the dead away from the netherworld and to prevent it from being reborn in the three lower realms (Nge Song Sum, animals, pret and life in hell) of the six life cycles: Lha (god), Lha Min (demi-god), humans, animals, pret, and life in hell, according to a Buddhist scholar, Dasho Lam Sanga.
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The inside of the ruined watchtower is completely festooned with prayer flags, so much so that you get tangled up in the things as you move around and you have to take care that you are not stepping into some bottomless hole!
I very rarely I take pictures of people, this is a stolen moment, she was unaware of my presence.
Photo taken in Cuba.
A prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes. Prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bon, which predated Buddhism in Tibet. In Bon, shamanistic Bonpo used primary-colored plain flags in healing ceremonies
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Top using Elizabeth Hartman's pattern from "The Practical Guide to Patchwork"
Fabric is April Cornell's Prayer Flag & basicgrey grunge in Elaphin as the yellow sashing (www.fishskinfabric.com)
When we were kids, my mother had a wooden plaque on the wall that was carved with the words, "Prayer Changes Things." Through the years, I've found this statement to be basically true. However, upon reflection, I believe the main thing that prayer has changed is me.
Pennabilli - Emilia Romagna (Italy)
On saturday 30th July 2005, during his second visit, His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurated the "Bell of Lhasa" monument in order to commemorate the great Capuchin missionary fr.Orazio of Pennabilli.
The bell is the exact copy of the one that was located in the Capuchin monastery built at Lhasa in 1725, when fr.Orazio was the Prefect of the mission.
Three manikorlo or Tibetan prayer wheels have been put on the monument next to the bell to symbolise the dialogue between religions in favour of peace and harmony among mankind.
The buddist mantra "Om mani padme hum" is impressed on these prayer wheels as well as on those situated around all Tibetan temples.
The turning of the wheels means the same as sending a prayer to the sky, like the sound of the bell.